Welcome to the Marko Lab at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. We use molecular and genomic tools to investigate how marine species are distributed and connected across space and time, addressing questions in biogeography, evolution, and conservation. 

Lab News

The lab is looking for a research technician with molecular biology and/or bioinformatics experience. More details at UO Human Resources or contact Peter with any questions.

March 6th, 2026: We have shelves!

January 9th, 2026: More progress in the lab.

December 3rd, 2025: Lab renovation at OIMB is well underway!

November 24, 2025: Taylor wins the UH Zoology Program's 2025 Annual Achievement Scholarship

November 1, 2025: Recent PhD Patrick Nichols now lives in Finland, starting a post-doc at the University of Oulu

May 5, 2025: Taylor Ely awarded the Dr. Jacqueline Maly ARCS Award in Life Sciences

August 31, 2024: Watch the video from our NSF-funded cruise to Wake and Johnston Atolls

November 25, 2024: Cecile Vimond awarded a AAUW Honolulu Career Development Grant  

September 9, 2023: Read about Patrick Nichols' molecular detection assay for the nuisance alga Chondria tumulosa 

December 9, 2023: Listen to Peter talk to PJ Vogt about seafood mislabeling on Search Engine

September 23, 2023: REU students study marine biodiversity in Hawaii in collaboration with the Bishop Museum

The lab will be taking new graduate students in the fall of 2026 and 2027.